The next few days passed in the blink of an eye. Soon, it was the opening day of the Martial Arts Convention that the martial arts experts had been looking forward to.
This time, it was Long City's Sun family's turn to host the Martial Arts Convention. It was to be held at Green Peace Lake. However, the Sun family's decision was sensational and the martial arts experts were trying to figure out the reason behind it.
After all, one only needed to ask around to find out the story from the martial arts world.
When Master Chen from Bay City arrived at Dragonville, he fought with Francesca Sun on the tiny island in the middle of Green Peace Lake. In the end, he defeated the legendary Francesca, hence becoming the top martial artist in Long City. He became a new legend.
Now that Francesca had decided to make Green Peace Lake the venue of the Martial Arts Convention, everyone could not help but wonder what her motive was.
Some people speculated that Francesca wanted to encourage the Sun family to rise where she was defeated. She wanted to
perform well in the Martial Arts Convention.
Others speculated that Master Chen had already taken control of the Sun Family. By riding on Master Chen's reputation, Francesca did this to terrify the other martial artists from the other provinces who came to participate in the Martial Arts Convention.
Of course, there was speculation that Francesca wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Master Chen and avenge her defeat with the help of the other martial artists.
In short, there were all kinds of guesses among those martial artists. The atmosphere at Green Peace Lake was lively.
There were obviously more people gathered at Green Peace Lake this time than there were during the match between Fade and Francesca, and the place was also better equipped.
Everybody gathered around the lake to spar freely. Since the martial artists from all over the five provinces were gathered here, exchanging opinions, and even fighting with each other, the atmosphere was vibrant.
There were huge wooden ships on the lakes with flags of different signs. The boats were where the martial artists from the great clans who were invited to the Martial Arts Convention stayed.
The real fight would begin when every ship left the shore and sailed towards the lake island. Then, they would fight with each other on the lake island.
A wooden platform higher than 10 metres had been built at the centre of the lake island, among the bushes. Therefore, one could view the fight on the platform from the lake side.
It was clear that the Sun Family had put in a lot of effort into the Martial Arts Convention.
Once the Martial Arts Convention began, the crowd around the Green Peace Lake was in high spirits. The bustling crowd gathered, brushing past each other's shoulders and chitchatting about the convention, exactly how one would expect a tourist hotspot to be like.
Among the crowd, Fade and Tom, along with a group of people from the Sky Martial Arts Centre, arrived at the crowded Green Peace Lake.
The official matches between the great clans had not yet begun, but the fights between the normal martial artists had already started. Along the lake, there were small arenas and fighting rings. Some martial artists were having matches in the ring to the cheers and applause from the enthusiastic crowd.
Tom had brought his disciples there to train them and widen their horizons with the skills of the other martial artists. The event was an opportunity to improve, so he let Macallan lead his team members to challenge the other martial artists in different arenas.
After a round of fighting, many of the members from the Sky Martial Arts Centre were beaten black and blue, but they had learned a lot.
However, Master Han gave Fade a glare and quickly said to his father, "Dad, don't think too much. How can that guy be Master Chen, the top martial artist in Long City? You are just overthinking."
"What's more, Uncle Ma is here, so why should we be afraid of them?" he added.
Upon hearing this, Huxley regained his composure and courage. He looked up at Tom and said, "We are not talking nonsense. Events like these are meant for beginners to play around. It's like a plaything to the professionals. It's simply embarrassing."
As soon as he said this, the Sky Martial Arts Centre members, and also the other martial artists in the arena, all glared at Huxley. Everyone was angry.
"What did you say? A plaything? Come over and I'll show you what a plaything is!"
"F*ck. Let's fight and see who's better. Don't just talk nonsense!"
"Taekwondo? You may fool the foreigners with some moves, but Taekwondo is not real martial arts. It's just a joke!" another martial artist said.
The enraged martial artists surrounded them, and Huxley felt nervous.
"Humph, it's already your honor to be referred to as a plaything. You're nothing but trash who does not deserve to be called a martial artist at all," said Huxley.
However, his ears pricked at a snort behind him. The next moment, a long-faced man in his fifties came over with his hands behind his back, followed by a burly young man and a teenager in a wheelchair.
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